BBetter Home Page › Forums › Ask Your Questions › Elevated blood pressure
-
Elevated blood pressure
Posted by hudajabri on December 10, 2022 at 3:46 amWhile my weight is contributing to my elevated blood pressure, I wanted to try supplements that can naturally help lower it in addition to exercise and food intake control.I’m currently taking “FarmHaven Magnesium Glycinate & Malate Complex w/ Vitamin D3, 100% Chelated” I’m thinking of switching to magnesium Taurate. Any suggestions or input on this particular supplement and if there Ia anything else that can possibly help?
Bernadette replied 1 year, 11 months ago 2 Members · 7 Replies -
7 Replies
-
there are many possible reasons for high blood pressure (being overweight is just one possible factor) so figuring out what is at play in your unique case will help you reverse it.
Have you seen the other possible root cause reasons for high blood pressure in the “Hypertension” handout in the Symptom Dictionary? Let’s analyze the list below:
• Chronic stress (high cortisol) leading to loss of potassium-> Does this resonate with you? Has it ever been measured? On a regular blood test, we can see the pattern of stress in the electrolytes (sodium, potassium, chloride, Co2). While magnesium is helpful, we need potassium to get magnesium into the cells. Here’s a list of potassium rich foods and supplements to consider.
• Sodium/potassium imbalance (especially potassium)-> After reading the list of potassium-rich foods, and watching this video on the risk factors for low potassium, do you feel low potassium could be at play? Here’s how to test it.
->Also, do you consume enough salt or do you avoid it? Often, people with hypertension are told to avoid salt, which exacerbates the issue by creating an imbalance between the electrolytes.
• Nutrient insufficiencies: • Magnesium (ensures cellular absorption of potassium)
• Vitamin B6 & taurine (increases cellular absorption of magnesium & potassium)-> you seem to have magnesium covered. Have you measured it? My preferred form for systemic use is magnesium glycinate.
-> have you ever measured B6 or have symptoms that could point to a need for B vitamins like elevated homocysteine, cognitive decline, depression, anxiety, insomnia, hypoglycemia, oxalate kidney stones?
• Obesity and/or lack of exercise-> are you active? If not, would you consider starting a new walking routine every morning or evening? If you haven’t yet watched the “Movement” pillar in the Beginner’s Health Roadmap, please start there for some ideas on how to incorporate more “exercise” into your day to day routine.
• Insulin resistance/diabetes – ideal fasting insulin is 5 mIU/ml and HbA1c < 5.3% (causes mineral loss through increased urination & inflammation on lining of blood vessels) -> were these ever measured? If so, please share results. You can remove/crop out any identifying information for privacy if you prefer.
• Heavy metal toxicity (cadmium, arsenic, lead, etc)
• Excess DHT testosterone BPA from canned goods-> any known exposures?
Hope this list helps you dig a little deeper. Please make time to watch all the videos I’ve shared above and let’s keep the conversation going.
-
Thanks for the thorough reply – will look into it in detail tomorrow- in the meantime, these are the latest insulin resistance results I have
[image0.jpeg] -
did they test fasting insulin by any chance or HOMA-IR? And post-prandial was taken how long after eating?
-
what was the result please? And when was post-prandial result taken? How long after eating/drinking sugary drink?
-
sorry, not quite sure if I u understood – the report shows resulting numbers from a fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test – I don’t have any other records to determine anything else – I don’t recall drinking anything
-
the result you shared shows HbA1c, post-prandial glucose, and fasting glucose. I’m asking about the post-prandial marker. Did they take blood at 2 different intervals/times?
A fasting glucose above 90mg/dl “could” point to insulin resistance. Hence why I’m asking for a fasting insulin result if you have it. Fasting glucose alone can be skewed by stress/cortisol.
The forum ‘Ask Your Questions’ is closed to new discussions and replies.